Mo Brooks

Mr. BROOKS

Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, as background, I have served on the House Committee on Armed Services for 11 years and on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. There is an old saying: Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The lesson from Vietnam is that war is hell. If America is unwilling to do horrible things required to win a war, then America should not fight it. Be all in or all out. A World War II lesson is that Europe's pre-war appeasement strategy does not work against aggressor nations. In the 1930s, Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist German Workers' Party time and again seized more and more of Europe. Beginning in 1935, Adolf Hitler and dictatorial socialist Germany annexed the Saarland; invaded and seized Austria in the Anschluss; seized the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia; seized the Slovak state Bohemia and Moravia; and forced Lithuania into ceding the Memel Territory. In response each time, Europe and the free world tried appeasement and did little to nothing, thereby emboldening Adolf Hitler and dictatorial socialist Germany. The result? Hitler and Germany invaded Poland, triggering the Holocaust and the deaths of tens of millions of people in World War II. The question is: Has the world learned from history? In 2014, Vladimir Putin and Russia invaded Crimea. The free world did little to nothing. Also in 2014, Vladimir Putin and Russia inspired a rebellion in Donetsk and Lugansk in Ukraine, costing thousands of lives and creating hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees. The free world did little to nothing. Last month, Russia invaded Ukraine again, apparently seeking the total destruction and conquest of Ukraine. I admire the bravery and kindred spirit of citizens who fight and die for liberty and freedom against overwhelming odds. They remind me of American Revolutionary War heroes like George Washington and Patrick Henry and places like Valley Forge, Cowpens, Kings Mountain, and Saratoga. Fortunately, something is different about this Russian attack on Ukraine. This time, the world does not do nothing. This time, the free world is helping Ukraine during their time of peril. This time, time will tell whether the world's help is enough and effective. First, Europe and America impose economic sanctions on Russia. In that vein, we must learn from Vietnam. Economic sanctions must be all in or all out. There can be no half measures. America must be in this to win or not be in it at all. Second, Europe and America must be, and are, supplying Ukraine with much-needed tank-killing Javelins, aircraft-destroying Stingers, advanced fighter jets to replace those lost in combat, and other military equipment Ukraine desperately needs. Third, Europe must decide whether to deploy combat troops. For emphasis, it is my view that America should not even consider providing combat troops in Ukraine unless Europe first does so in significant numbers. Even then, whatever America decides about troop assistance should never go beyond assistance to our European allies. I, like many Americans, am tired of America spending our Treasury and our lives in so many parts of the globe. It is time for the rest of the free world to step up. Ukrainians bravely shed themselves of the dictatorial boot in 1991. Russians can, and should, do the same. My message to the Russian people is this: Your Russian comrades fought side by side with you in World War II against Adolf Hitler and dictatorial socialist Germany. Now, Vladimir Putin forces you to kill each other and die by the thousands in Ukraine. It does not have to be this way. The true way to peace is to do what America regularly does: replace our political leaders. I urge freedom-loving Russians to bravely stand up and do the same. Do what is necessary to get the leadership Russians want and deserve, and do it before it is too late. That is the lesson of World War II.

Mr. BROOKS

Mr. BROOKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor an extraordinary Alabamian, on the occasion of his 100th birthday, Mr. Ross Malone, Jr. Ross Malone Jr. was born February 10th, 1922, to Ross Malone Sr. and Corine Bibb Malone in Decatur, Alabama. When he was in Junior High, his parents relocated to Louisville, Kentucky for his fathers' job at L&N Railway. In 1941, Mr. Malone graduated from Central High School in Louisville, KY. From 1943 to 1946, Mr. Malone honorably guarded depots and Prisoners of War (POW) during World War II, where his battalion was sent to Normandy one week after D-Day. On July 2, 2019, he was presented with a Quilt of Valor, a handmade quilt awarded to a service member or veteran who fought for our nation. After returning from war, he married his high school sweetheart, Ethelda Mason, on June 5th, 1946, and together they raised five children. Mr. Malone worked at the Decatur Southern Railway Depot. He and Ethelda were married for 64 years before the Lord called her home in May of 2011. After working for the Decatur Southern Railway Depot for 35-years, Mr. Malone was given the distinguished honor of having the ticket office at the train depot named after him in 2016. He is currently the oldest living employee of the Depot today. Since 1975, Mr. Malone has been a devoted member of Alpha Seventh Day Adventist Church where he remains active today. In 2012, he was featured on the cover of Radar, a premier business and entertainment magazine, spotlighting Mr. Malone as making a difference in his community and his country. Also in 2012, the Decatur Minority Development Association partnered with local businesses and corporations to host the first annual Ross Malone Charity Golf Tournament in his honor. Madam Speaker, Ross Malone, Jr.'s military service, work ethic, and passion for serving others represents the best of America. I wish Mr. Malone and his family the best as they celebrate his 100th birthday.

Mr. BROOKS

Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, COVID-19 originated in the Communist Chinese Party's Wuhan bio-weapons lab, and forces Americans into a damned if you do, damned if you don't choice. You can refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine and face the risk of death and debilitating injury when you catch COVID-19. Or you can take the COVID-19 vaccine and face the risk of death or debilitating injury from the vaccine's side effects, as described in a letter by Mary Constance Seibert, who honorably served America in the United States Navy. Ms. Seibert states: ``Dear Congressman Mo Brooks: This is my explanation and statement regarding the impact of the vaccine that was being given as a result of extreme pressure but now is mandated by the Armed Forces. This has resulted in my partial paralysis that has confined me to a wheelchair. ``On March 22, 2021, I received my second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine supplied by Pfizer. Shortly after, I became sick for a few days, as expected. A few weeks later, I got sick again, and was so ill I was out for 2 weeks. Medical staff were unable to determine what I had caught. I developed ringing in my ears, which I still have. ``After, I started to develop medical problems where muscles would inflame along with severe restless leg syndrome, which sent me screaming from pain in the dead of sleep. I went to physical therapists and Navy doctors alike to no avail to stop it. Shortly proceeding, my knees started to give out, and I'd need--and still need--to pop them to terminate the pain. I also experienced the development of digestive problems like IBS and joints that would become so painful that I would cry from the pain in my hips and feet just from standing for 30 minutes. ``All these symptoms developed in 2 months with no explanation. Eventually, they would level out as I was put into a command to focus on medical problems. ``By May, I started losing vision in my right eye and slight vision in my left. This was accompanied by pain and my vision going from 20/20 in my right eye to 20/25 and from 20/17 in my left eye to 20/20. They assumed I had optic neuritis in my right eye but were wrong and still do not know why the pressure was off in my eye. ``On July 2, I experienced my first painful set of convulsions. They started small but grew as the days went on. ``On July 5, I was sent to the ER as I was no longer functional and the feeling of electricity going through my body would not stop. I went into the ER walking and on July 8, I came out in a wheelchair as I slowly lost my ability to walk as the days went by and the spasms kept happening. They never did figure out what was wrong with me. I only knew my copper was high, my white blood cells were high, and my inflammation levels were very high, with no explanation. My current symptoms have been trouble breathing, joint pain, migraines, unknown convulsions, vision loss, unsteady gait, vomiting, nausea, mouth ulcers, frequent heavy nose bleeds, tremors, slurred speech, heat aversion, and lack of motor coordination. ``I am now reliant on a wheelchair and now await separation from the military. I have been told there is no other explanation other than a reaction from within my body due to the vaccine.'' Let me repeat that. ``I have been told there is no other explanation other than a reaction from within my body due to the vaccine. ``Respectfully submitted, Mary Constance Seibert.'' Mr. Speaker, I stand for freedom and liberty and against vaccine mandates because in America, Americans should have the freedom to choose which of two bad COVID-19 options is best for them, vaccination or no vaccination. I stand against dictatorial government vaccine mandates because mandates are the antithesis of the liberty and freedom on which America is based.

Mr. BROOKS

Mr. BROOKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. and Mrs. Betterton on their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Erby Wayne Betterton was born on February 28, 1948 in Decatur, Alabama. Four years later, Valeri Lynn Dunaway was born on May 21, 1952, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. While on leave from his duties in the U.S. Army, Wayne met Valeri through his brother. After Wayne finished his three-year commitment to the Army, he returned home and proposed to Valeri on her 18th birthday, which also happened to be the day she graduated from Butler High School. On August 01, 1971, Wayne and Valeri were married at West Huntsville Church of Christ. Looking back over their life together, Wayne and Valeri recognize the many blessings they have experienced together. For instance, Wayne served in the U.S. Army on the front lines of the Vietnam War and returned home safely. Upon returning home and completing his service, Wayne went to work as a tire builder with Dunlop Tire Company. Meanwhile, Valeri worked in the food stamp office until 1975, when she and Wayne welcomed their first daughter into their home. Later, in 1979, Valeri had another little girl. By this time, Valeri chose to change her career to become a stay-at-home mother. Later, Valeri returned to work as a state employee and retired after twenty-five years of service. Wayne retired after thirty-three and a half years at Dunlop, which is when the plant was closed. Today, Wayne and Valeri are enjoying retirement by being heavily involved in their grandchildren's lives and their local church and community. One of their favorite past times is watching the Atlanta Braves. Madam Speaker, Wayne and Valeri Betterton's marriage serves as a reminder to us all, that with unwavering commitment and perseverance, marriage is truly a wonderful blessing. I wish Mr. and Mrs. Betterton the very best as they enjoy their fiftieth wedding anniversary and celebrate with their family.

Mr. BROOKS

Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor George Mills, an extraordinary Alabamian I recently met in Decatur at a Kiwanis pancake breakfast. George is a former World War II prisoner of war and will celebrate his 100th birthday on May 23. The youngest of eight children, George graduated from Decatur High School in 1939. While in high school, George worked for Western Union, delivering telegrams on his bicycle from 5 to 11 every night. After high school graduation, George sold pianos for Forbes Piano Company. In 1942, at age 21, George Mills enlisted in the Army and was assigned to Company E, 109th Division under General Omar Bradley, making him a member of one of World War II's best-trained divisions. Sergeant Mills arrived on Omaha Beach 25 days after D-day. For 7 months, he was in combat and engaged in four major battles, including the Battle of Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, and the battle at the Hurtgen Forest. After the Hurtgen Forest battle, George and his company were sent to the Germany-Luxembourg border, where, one morning, they were awakened by exploding rockets and artillery. His company was surrounded by 15,000 Axis forces. Despite overwhelming odds, they held their ground for several days. Eventually, Axis forces blew a hole in the house Mills was sheltered in. Bazookas and flamethrowers followed, setting the entire house on fire. George was injured by shrapnel. On December 18, 1944, after more than 2 years of service, George was captured by the Germans. After the fight, the Germans flattened the surrounding town, shooting civilians and the mayor. The Germans interrogated the soldiers before taking them to a German POW camp, where they were fingerprinted, photographed, given dog tags, and registered as prisoners of war. They remained there for 2 days before the Germans segregated the soldiers, sending officers to concentration camps, forcing privates to work, and sending noncommissioned officers, including George, on a 5-month walk across Europe that broke their souls and their bodies. George tells many vivid stories of the cold winter, lack of food and sleep, abhorrent treatment by their captors, and the good friends made along the way. Thankfully, George was liberated on April 14, 1945. In October 1945, George was discharged and returned to America. After a very long bus ride home, he arrived at his Alabama hometown, where his sister was so excited to see him that she forgot to unlatch the screen door and his faithful bulldog nearly broke down the door to get to him. Four years later, George and his wife, Charlie, were married. They enjoyed 66 years of marriage before Charlie passed away in December 2015. In 1983, George retired but stayed busy, traveling with his wife across America, Canada, and Europe, while looking up George's Army buddies along the way. One of George's proudest moments came on November 16, 2006, when France's President named George Mills a Chevalier for his gallantry during the liberation of France. Vigorous as ever, George is involved in the Military Order of the Purple Heart, The American Legion, the VFW, the Masonic Lodge, the Kiwanis Club, and several other community organizations. He is a frequent speaker at several local high schools, community organizations, and church groups. A true southern gentleman, he is a beloved representative of America's Greatest Generation. Mr. Speaker, George Mills' exemplary service to America and his local community is emblematic of what makes America a great nation. I wish George Mills the very best as he and his family celebrate his 100th birthday.

Mr. BROOKS

Mr. BROOKS. Madam Speaker, earlier this month, employees at Amazon's Bessemer, Alabama, fulfillment facility rejected unionization by a 1,798-738 vote. That is a monumental 70 percent against unions to a meager 30 percent for unions. Bam. That kind of vote sends a powerful anti-union, pro-liberty message to America and the world. I applaud Amazon's Bessemer employees for rejecting unionization attempts by out-of-state agitators, from the President to Hollywood actors and on down. A primary reason why Amazon chose to locate nearly 6,000 good-paying jobs in Alabama is Alabama's nonunion reputation. Alabama maintains that reputation after Bessemer's overwhelming anti- union vote, thus ensuring even more companies will relocate even more good-paying jobs from union States up north into Alabama. Alabama is a right-to-work State. What does ``right to work'' mean? Right-to-work laws protect citizens from being forced against their will to join a union, pay union dues, and subject themselves to union bosses. Alabama's right-to-work status gives Alabama a strong economic advantage over forced union States. For example, 69 percent of jobs reshored from overseas back into America between 2010 and 2019 have gone to right-to-work States. U.S. Commerce Department data, adjusted for cost-of-living differences, revealed that 2019's manufacturing job pay in right-to-work States averaged $83,000 per employee, $4,000 more than in forced union States. That is a big difference in pay. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, right-to-work States' overall job growth was a robust 11 percent over the past decade versus a meager 2.4 percent in forced union States. When that data is limited to manufacturing jobs only, right-to-work States, over the past decade, enjoyed a very good 9.1 percent increase in manufacturing jobs while forced union States had a horrible two-tenths of 1 percent cut in manufacturing jobs. Better yet, 2018 Census data reveals that after-tax mean income per household, after cost-of-living adjustment, was $64,572 in right-to- work States versus $60,244 in forced union States. That is, on average, $4,328 more real, adjusted for cost of living, income per capita in right-to-work versus union States. That is a huge difference. So, Madam Speaker, the economic data clearly proves that right-to- work laws benefit workers. Consistent with that economic prosperity and desire for freedom and liberty--after all, no one likes being told what they can and cannot do--74 percent of Americas say they support right-to-work laws, according to a recent Gallup Poll. Despite overwhelming American support for right-to-work laws, dictatorial Socialists in March rammed through the House a bill that repeals all right-to-work laws in America. Worse yet, dictatorial Socialists seek to use President Biden's infrastructure bill to slip in a provision that repeals all right-to-work laws in America. I hope neither of these terrible dictatorial bills ever reaches President Biden's desk. Certainly, I will vote against them and I will vote for freedom, liberty, and protection of America's right-to-work laws. Madam Speaker, America would be stronger if more States would enact right-to-work laws. I encourage citizens and elected officials to promote right-to-work laws, freedom of choice, and the freedom and liberty right-to-work laws represent.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, for years, Democrats and their media allies deceived America about Trump-Russian collusion and the extent of foreign interference in the 2016 elections. Yet, in 2020, Democrats promoted massive foreign interference in American elections by helping illegal aliens and other noncitizens vote in American elections, thereby canceling the votes of and stealing elections from American citizens. Want evidence? Exhibit A. In 1993, Democrats rammed through Congress the National Voter Registration Act, making it illegal--illegal--to require proof of citizenship that prevents illegal aliens and noncitizens from registering to vote. Why did Democrats do that? Simple. To steal elections, of course. Exhibit B. How bad is the noncitizen voting problem? In 2005, Democrat President Jimmy Carter's Commission on Federal Election Reform warned that ``noncitizens have registered to vote in several recent elections'' and recommended that ``all States should use their best efforts to obtain proof of citizenship before registering voters.'' Exhibit C. A June 2005 General Accountability Office report discovered that up to 3 percent of people on voter registration lists are not U.S. citizens. Exhibit D. In 2008, Electoral Studies surveyed 339 noncitizens. Eight percent admitted voting in American elections. As an aside, I have seen higher percentages in other studies. Exhibit E. The 2010 Census counted 11 million illegal aliens in America. Exhibit F. A 2018 Yale study estimated as many as 22 million illegal aliens in America. Exhibit G. The math means between 880,000 and 1.72 million illegal aliens illegally voted in the 2020 elections. Exhibit H. In 2014, Old Dominion University and George Mason University professors surveyed noncitizens and illegal aliens and found they vote Democrat roughly 80 percent of the time. Exhibit I. The math is again straightforward. The 60 percent Biden advantage times the illegal alien voting number means Joe Biden gained roughly 1,032,000 votes from illegal alien voting. That is the high number. Exhibit J. While no one knows for sure how massive the illegal alien voting bloc is, we do know Joe Biden and his campaign believed it large enough and critical enough to winning the Presidential race that, at the October 22 Presidential debate, Joe Biden publicly solicited the illegal alien bloc vote by promising: ``Within 100 days, I am going to send to the United States Congress a pathway to citizenship for over 11 million undocumented people.'' Ladies and gentlemen, Madam Speaker, that is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for illegal aliens. Joe Biden knew exactly what he was doing by seeking the illegal alien bloc vote. After all, on May 11, 1993, then-Senator Joe Biden voted for the National Voter Registration Act, which makes it illegal to require proof of citizenship from illegal aliens and other noncitizens when they seek to register to vote. Madam Speaker, the evidence is compelling and irrefutable. Noncitizens overwhelmingly voted for Joe Biden in exchange for the promised amnesty and citizenship and in so doing helped steal the election from Donald Trump, Republican candidates, and American citizens across America. Madam Speaker, in my judgment, if only lawful votes cast by eligible American citizens are counted, Joe Biden lost and President Trump won the electoral college. As such, it is my constitutional duty to promote honest and accurate elections by rejecting electoral college vote submissions from States whose electoral systems are so badly flawed as to render their vote submissions unreliable, untrustworthy, and unworthy of acceptance.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the objection.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. President, it is in writing, but, unfortunately, no United States Senator has joined in this effort.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. President, I and 55 other Members of the United States House of Representatives object to the electoral vote for the State of Nevada in order to protect the lawful votes of Nevada and all other American citizens.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this is my eighth speech in a series on voter fraud, election theft, and the Presidential election. There are three major flaws in America's elections that socialist Democrats exploit to steal elections. First, voting by illegal aliens and other noncitizens is rampant because socialist Democrats made it illegal to require proof of citizenship when illegal aliens and other noncitizens demand to be registered to vote. In 2020, hundreds of thousands, and more likely millions, of illegal aliens and other noncitizens legally voted for Joe Biden after he promised them amnesty and citizenship if he is elected President. Second, vote-by-mail schemes are both horribly prone to voter fraud and are illegal because they violate Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution and Congress' ensuing designation, with minor exceptions, of one 24-hour day as the election day during which citizens can vote. Yet, in 2020, socialist Democrats foisted vote-by-mail schemes on America in order to more easily engage in voter fraud and election theft. Third, the lack of photo ID requirements makes it easier for paid socialist Democrat election thieves to steal elections with voter impersonators. While socialist Democrats and the fake news media repeatedly and falsely claim there was no voter fraud in 2020, what is most startling is this: America was warned 15 years ago that this would happen. In 2005, a bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform co- chaired by Democrat President Jimmy Carter and Reagan White House Chief of Staff James Baker issued a 105-page report specifically warning about the very same systemic flaws the socialist Democrats used in 2020 to steal elections. The commission report warns: ``Elections are the heart of democracy. If elections are defective, the entire democratic system is at risk.'' Concerning noncitizen voting, the commission warned of a growing noncitizen voting threat, citing 784 noncitizen votes in a contested California congressional race. The commission recommended that ``all States should use their best efforts to obtain proof of citizenship before registering voters.'' Of course, that means repealing the socialist Democrat law that makes it illegal for voter registrars to require proof of citizenship when illegal aliens and other noncitizens demand to be registered to vote. Concerning vote-by-mail schemes, the commission warned that vote by mail is ``likely to increase the risks of fraud and of contested elections,'' adding that it remains ``the largest source of potential voter fraud'' because it is ``vulnerable to abuse in several ways. Blank ballots mailed to the wrong address or to large residential buildings might get intercepted. . . . Vote buying schemes are far more difficult to detect when citizens vote by mail.'' The commission recommended minimizing voting by mail. On voter ID, the commission warned that the lack of photo ID opens the door to voter fraud and strongly recommended a photo ID requirement for voters, noting that ``photo IDs currently are needed to board a plane, enter Federal buildings, and cash a check. Voting is equally important,'' and that ``voters in nearly 100 democracies use a photo identification card without fear of infringement on their rights.'' The commission recommended that ``citizens should identify themselves as the correct person on the registration list when they vote.'' The problem ``is not the magnitude of the fraud. In close or disputed elections, and there are many, a small amount of fraud could make the margin of difference.'' How prophetic. Mr. Speaker, America's republic is only as good as its election system. On January 6, 2021, I have a choice. I can ignore truth, surrender to socialism, and accept electoral college submissions from States with election systems so badly flawed as to render their vote submissions unreliable, untrustworthy, and unworthy of acceptance. Or I can fight for America and move to reject them. I can't speak for anyone else, but as for me, Mo Brooks from Alabama's Fifth Congressional District, I choose to fight for America.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize American patriot Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Patrick Josh Baker on the occasion of his retirement from the Army. America is more secure thanks to LTC Baker's dedicated service, Alabama's 5th District is proud of LTC Baker, and I extend my sincere gratitude to him and his family for their many sacrifices over his twenty-one year Army career. LTC Baker received his Bachelor's Degree in Aviation Management at Auburn University in 1999, Following graduation, he completed Initial Entry Rotary Winged Training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. LTC Baker was later assigned to the 101st Airborne Division as an Attack Platoon Leader in 2-101 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB). In 2003, LTC Baker was deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 (OIF) as a Platoon Leader and Liaison Officer. Upon re-deployment from OIF 1, he attended the Army Aviation Captain's Career Course and Maintenance Managers program. Later, in OIF 06-08, LTC Baker served as the Company Commander in the C/1-227th and D/1-227th ARB. After ``The Surge'' in Baghdad, LTC Baker transferred to the Army Acquisition Corps, where he served as an Executive Officer in the Executive Office for Aviation. In 2013, LTC Baker received his MBA in Systems Acquisition Management from the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California. From 2013 to 2016, LTC Baker served as the Army Aviation Program's Legislative Liaison for the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. Afterward, he trained with Industry Fellows assigned to General Dynamics Land Systems in Michigan. Finally, LTC Baker settled in Huntsville, AL where he has served as the Product Lead for Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS) since 2017. Throughout his career, LTC Baker has been the recipient of many awards and decorations. A sampling of these are: The Bronze Star Medal, the Air Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Combat Action. Airborne, Air Assault and Senior Army Aviation badges. Madam Speaker, LTC Patrick Josh Baker has unceasingly provided the highest standards of commitment to duty. His service to our great country is a true gift to the American people. I wish LTC Patrick Josh Baker and his family the very best as he ends his twenty-one years of service in the U.S. Army.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Ken Tucker on his retirement from Boeing. An Alabama native and alumnus of the University of Alabama, Ken earned his bachelor's degree in American Studies and History in 1982 and his master's degree in Administrative Science in 1984. Ken began his career as Director of Governmental Relations for the University of Alabama in Huntsville. In 1988, Ken joined Boeing as a Public Affairs Specialist. Ken held several positions at Boeing, including Community and Education Relations Specialist, Government and Community Affairs Manager, and State and Local Government Relations Manager. He concluded his distinguished career serving as Boeing's Director of State and Local Government Operations for the Southeast Region. Ken contributed to the success of significant space and defense programs, including Ground-based Midcourse Defense, Space Launch System, International Space Station, Delta Launch Vehicles, Starliner Commercial Crew capsule, and Space Shuttle, to name a few. Ken fostered workforce development through enhancing STEM education in the Southeast. Notably, he helped establish aerospace technician training programs at Calhoun Community College and at Nunez Community College. Ken selflessly contributes to several professional and civic organizations throughout Alabama. He is an active member of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Business Council of Alabama, the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, and the Alabama Center for Productivity. Madam Speaker, Ken Tucker's tireless work over the past 32 years has made America a stronger more secure nation. I wish Ken the very best as he embarks on this next stage of life.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, as an overview, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, without a floor vote, has dictated that we wear a mask while speaking on the House floor or we will be silenced; hence, my mask. Madam Speaker, this is my seventh speech in a series on voter fraud, election theft, and the presidential election. Today, I continue citing an August 29, 2020, New York Post expose that reveals the sordid underbelly of voter fraud and election theft that plague American elections. The New York Post, after confirming a Democrat election thief expert's ``rap sheet and long history working as a consultant to various campaigns,'' reveals his stunning election theft strategies and view that ``election fraud is more the rule than the exception.'' The Democrat election theft expert steals elections at nursing homes, stating: ``Hitting up assisted-living facilities and helping the elderly fill out their absentee ballots was a gold mine of votes. There are nursing homes where the nurse is actually a paid operative. They literally fill the ballot out for them.'' The Democrat election theft expert steals elections by exploiting weak voter identification laws. ``The Democrat election theft expert would send operatives to vote in polling stations, particularly in States likes New Jersey and New York that do not require voter ID.'' The Democrat election expert describes how he deploys his election theft team: You fill out these index cards with that person's name and district, and you go around the city and say: You are going to be him. You are going to be him. At the polling place, the fake voter would sign in and vote. The imposters re-create the signature that already appears in the voter roll as best they could. In the rare instance that a real voter had already signed in and cast a ballot, the impersonator would just chalk it up to an innocent mistake and bolt. The Democrat election theft expert steals elections at homeless shelters, which offer a nearly inexhaustible pool of reliable--buyable--voters. Laughing at the roughly $174 per vote Mike Bloomberg spent to win his third mayoral term, he said he could have delivered the same result at a 70 percent discount. Madam Speaker, voter fraud and election theft increasingly rot at the foundation of America's republic: our elections. Voting by illegal aliens and other noncitizens is rampant and flipping elections because socialist Democrats have made it illegal to require proof of citizenship when illegal aliens and other noncitizens demand to be registered to vote. This year, at a minimum, hundreds of thousands and, more likely, millions of illegal aliens and other noncitizens voted after Joe Biden openly promised amnesty and citizenship if he is elected President. Vote-by-mail schemes are both horribly prone to voter fraud and illegal because they violate Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution and Congress' ensuing designation, with minor exceptions, of one 24- hour day as the election day during which citizens can vote. Congress could have but did not create an election week, an election month, or an election season. Madam Speaker, the overwhelming and irrefutable evidence compels but one conclusion: If only lawful votes cast by eligible American citizens are counted, then Donald Trump won the electoral college. In 1776 American patriot Thomas Paine said it best: These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country, but he that stands by it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. Madam Speaker, I urge all American patriots to join the fight for America and against dictatorial socialism. Why? Because America is worth fighting for. As such, on January 6, 2021, provided the required one Senator joins me, I will move to reject electoral college submissions of all States whose election systems are so badly flawed as to render their vote submissions unreliable, untrustworthy, and unworthy of acceptance.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this is my sixth speech in a series on voter fraud, election theft, and the Presidential election. Today, I cite an August 29, 2020, New York Post article that quotes extensively from a New Jersey professional Democrat election theft expert's description of how he steals elections using the en masse mailed ballot voting system. The election theft expert states he puts a real ballot into ``the copy machine, and it comes out the same way.'' ``But the return envelopes are `more secure than the ballot. You could never re-create the envelope.' '' So envelopes had to be collected from real voters. The election theft expert adds: ``He would have his operatives fan out, going house to house, convincing voters to let them mail completed ballots on their behalf as a public service. The fraudster and his minions would then take the sealed envelopes home and hold them over boiling water.'' For those unaware, the process of collecting ballots from voters, it is called ballot harvesting and is legal in some States but illegal in others. The election theft expert continues: ``You have to steam it to loosen the glue.'' ``He then would remove the real ballot, place the counterfeit ballot inside the signed certificate, and reseal the envelope. `Five minutes per ballot tops,' '' is how long he says it takes to steal a vote. The election theft expert adds that ``sometimes postal employees are in on the scam. `You have a postman who is a rabid anti-Trump guy, and he is working in Bedminster or some Republican stronghold. He can take those filled-out ballots, and knowing 95 percent are going to a Republican, he can just throw those in the garbage.' '' ``In some cases, mail carriers were members of his `work crew' and would sift ballots from the mail and hand them over to the operative.'' The election theft expert continues: ``With mail-in ballots, partisans from both parties hash out and count ballots at the local board of elections--debating which ballots make the cut and which need to be thrown out because of irregularities. ``Any ballots offered up by him or his operation would come with a bent corner along the voter certificate--which contains the voter signature--so Democratic board of election counters would know the fix was in and not to object.'' The New York Post describes his vote theft methods as ``organizationally, his voter fraud schemes in the Garden State and elsewhere resembled Mafia organizations, with a boss--usually the campaign manager--handing off the day-to-day managing of the mob soldiers to underboss--him. The actual candidate was usually kept in the dark deliberately so they could maintain `plausible deniability.''' This Democrat election theft expert stunningly helps expose the sordid underbelly of voter fraud and election theft that riddles America's election system and too often makes official election results inaccurate and unreliable. As my prior speeches have detailed, voting in American elections by illegal aliens and other noncitizens so out of control that Joe Biden openly solicited the illegal alien bloc vote and support with the promise of amnesty and citizenship if they helped him get elected President. Further, en masse ballot mail-out schemes are illegal because they violate Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution and Congress' ensuing legislation that designates one 24-hour day as the election day. More to the point, Congress could have but did not create an election week, an election month, or an election season. Mr. Speaker, the overwhelming, compelling, and irrefutable evidence leads to but one conclusion: If only lawful votes cast by eligible American citizens are counted, President Trump handily won the electoral college and reelection. Hence, on January 6, 2021, provided the required one Senator joins me, I will object to and vote to reject electoral college submissions of Nevada, Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and all other States whose election systems are so badly flawed as to render their vote submissions unreliable, untrustworthy, and unworthy of acceptance.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this is my fifth speech in a series on voter fraud, election theft, and the Presidential election. For emphasis, Congress is the judge, jury, and final arbiter of the 2020 Presidential election contest. Further, America's election system is plagued by systemic flaws that promote voter fraud and election theft. Joe Biden exploited one such flaw when he brazenly promised more than 10 million illegal aliens that he will give them amnesty and citizenship if they help elect Joe Biden President. The Constitution's Election Clause, Article I, Section 4, is very clear. Congress has absolute authority over the ``times, places, and manner of holding elections'' for Federal offices. Pursuant to the Election Clause, and title 2, United States Code, section 7, Congress set November 3 as the 2020 ``day for the election.'' For emphasis, Congress set a ``day for the election'' on which citizens vote. Congress did not set an election week, an election month, or an election season during which citizens can cast votes. Also, pursuant to the Election Clause, Congress created limited exceptions to its ``vote within a 24-hour window'' mandate, to wit: Alternative voting means for persons with disabilities; Overseas persons may vote by absentee ballot; Persons to be absent from their voting location or State on election day may vote by absentee ballot. Any voting schemes that allow voting outside of congressionally mandated times and means are illegal under the Constitution and Federal statute. Congress' reasons for limiting voting to one 24-hour period are described by the 2005 bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform, co-chaired by Democrat President Jimmy Carter and former Republican White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of State James Baker. They strongly cautioned against overly broad absentee ballot and vote-by- mail schemes because they ``increase the risk of fraud.'' The bipartisan commission found that absentee voting has been one of the major sources of fraud in American elections and that vote by mail ``is vulnerable to abuse in several ways: Blank ballots mailed to the wrong address or to large residential buildings might get intercepted. Citizens who vote at home, at nursing homes, at the workplace, or in church are more susceptible to pressure, overt and subtle, or to intimidation. Vote-buying schemes are far more difficult to detect when citizens vote by mail.'' Mr. Speaker, Congress passed laws to prevent voter fraud and election theft by establishing, with minor exceptions, a 24-hour window in which to vote. In contrast, socialist Democrats use bureaucratic allies or engaged in rigged lawsuits involving conspiratorial parties and inattentive judges to obtain sham settlement agreements that blatantly violate the Constitution and Federal law to promote voter fraud and election theft with the singular goal of stealing the United States Presidency. In particular, all en masse vote-by-mail schemes promote voter fraud and election theft and are illegal because they violate Congress' election procedures and 24-hour voting mandate. As such, all votes cast pursuant to these vote-by-mail schemes are illegal, void, and should not be counted. Mr. Speaker, the evidence is overwhelming, compelling, and irrefutable. If only lawful votes cast by eligible American citizens are counted, President Trump won the electoral college and a second term as President. Congress can either support illegal voting, voter fraud, and election theft or not. Because I believe in the rule of law and our Republic, it is my duty as a Member of Congress to, on January 6, object to and vote to reject the electoral college submissions of all States whose election systems are so badly flawed as to render their vote submissions unreliable, untrustworthy, and unworthy of acceptance. Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what I intend to do.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this is my fourth speech in a series on voter fraud, election theft, and the Presidential election. For emphasis, the Constitution mandates that Congress, not unelected Federal judges, renders the final verdict on who won the 2020 Presidential election. Today, I begin addressing systemic flaws in America's election process that promote voter fraud and election theft, undermine America's election system, and threaten public trust in our Republic. In America, only citizens are lawfully allowed to vote and control America's elections and destiny, yet, deplorably, in 1993, Democrats rammed through Congress the National Voter Registration Act that, incredibly, makes it illegal--illegal--to require proof of citizenship that prevents illegal aliens and noncitizens from registering to vote. Why do Democrats undermine our Republic to make illegal alien and noncitizen voting easier? To win elections, of course. It is no secret to Democrats or Republicans that, consistent with a 2014 study by Old Dominion University and George Mason University professors, noncitizens and illegal aliens vote 80 percent of the time for Democrats. Mr. Speaker, there are many tens of millions of illegal aliens and other noncitizens in America. In 2010, the Census found 11 million illegal aliens in America. A 2018 Yale study estimated as many as 22 million illegal aliens in America. There are simply so many, that no one can keep track of how many. Similarly, no one knows how massive the illegal alien voting bloc is or how many voted in 2020. Hundreds of thousands? Oh, most certainly. Millions? Very likely. But what we do know for sure is that the illegal alien voting bloc was large enough and critical enough to winning the Presidential race, that at the October 22 Presidential debate, Joe Biden openly and publicly solicited their illegal votes by promising: ``Within 100 days, I am going to send to the United States Congress a pathway to citizenship for over 11 million undocumented people.'' Think about that for a moment. A Presidential candidate on national TV promises amnesty and citizenship to illegal aliens in hopes of inspiring them to illegally register to vote and vote for that candidate. If that brazen solicitation of illegal voting for up to 22 million illegal aliens is not criminal solicitation of voter fraud and election theft, it darn well ought to be. And don't think for a moment that Joe Biden did not know exactly what he was doing. After all, on May 11, 1993, then Senator Joe Biden personally voted for the National Voter Registration Act that makes it illegal--illegal--to require proof of citizenship when illegal aliens and other noncitizens seek to register to vote. Mr. Speaker, all Americans deserve an election system that stops voter fraud, prevents election theft, and accurately records only lawful votes cast by eligible American citizens. Unfortunately, America's election system is so riddled with systemic flaws that far too many elections are stolen from candidates and the American people. In my judgment, that is exactly what happened in the 2020 Presidential election, where the election theft was so massive as to favorably compare to that old adage: You can't see the forest for the trees. Again, in my judgment, if only lawful votes cast by eligible American citizens are counted, President Trump handily won the electoral college and a second term as President. As such, it is my duty, under the United States Constitution, on January 6, if the required one Senator will join me, to object to and later vote to reject electoral college vote submissions from States whose election systems are so badly flawed as to render their vote submissions unreliable, untrustworthy, and unworthy of acceptance.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this is my third speech in a series. Earlier, I cited constitutional and Federal law mandating that Congress, not the Supreme Court, determines whether to accept or reject State electoral college votes, and Congress, not the Supreme Court, has the final verdict on Presidential elections. My remaining speeches describe voting system failures that threaten our Republic. For emphasis, all republics depend on election processes that give candidates and citizens confidence that results accurately reflect voter will. Unfortunately, America's election process has systemic weaknesses that too often allow voter fraud and election theft, and fail America. Today, I share my personal experience as a voter fraud and election theft target. In 1982, Democrats dominated Alabama. All Alabama statewide elected officials were Democrats. The legislature had 136 Democrats to only four Republicans. Democrats held every single partisan elected office in Alabama's Tennessee Valley, from Mississippi on the west to Georgia on the east. In 1982, I ran as a Republican in Alabama House District 18. On election day morning, angry voters called me nonstop about voting machines blocking them from voting for Mo Brooks. At first, I blew these phone calls off as isolated problems, naively trusting America's election system. That trust was soon shattered. I am a former prosecutor. After the election, another attorney and I investigated. We questioned witnesses, examined documents, and inspected voting machines. Our investigation revealed that 11 of 45 voting machines, 25 percent of all voting machines in my district, were rigged to block votes for Mo Brooks. In contrast, not a single machine blocked voting for my opponent or any other candidate on the ballot. At one voting precinct with five rigged voting machines, poll workers told voters that to vote for Mo Brooks, they had to give up their secret ballot right and sign a sheet on a wall for all to see. After the election, Democrat officials declared the voting machine problem was possibly caused by jostling in transit that somehow affected me, but nobody else. What bunk. My hometown is the birthplace of America's space program. We know math. Mathematically, if there are 26 candidates and a machine blocks one candidate's votes, the odds of that candidate being blocked are 1 in 26. If there are two machines and each block only one candidate, the odds of that candidate being blocked both times are 1 in 26 squared, or 1 chance out of 676 chances. Similarly, if there are 11 machines and each block a single candidate's votes, the odds that all 11 blocked out Mo Brooks and no one else are a 1 chance in 26 to the 11th power, which equals 1 chance out of 3.6 quadrillion chances. Hence, the probabilities that these 11 voting machines were rigged is an overwhelming 3.6 quadrillion to 1. So the question becomes: Who rigged the voting machines? In 1982, Democrats totally controlled Madison County voting machines. I was in a hotly contested race to be the only Republican legislator elected in the northern third of Alabama. I threatened Democrat dominance. I was the potential breach of the Democrat Party dam. Democrats had motive. Democrats had opportunity. Democrats had control. Democrats rigged the voting machines. Fortunately, despite the attempted election theft, we still won with 57 percent of the vote. Mr. Speaker, every candidate and every American has an absolute right to an election system that stops voter fraud, prevents election theft, and accurately records only lawful votes cast by eligible American citizens. As this speech and ensuing speeches will reveal, Alabama's election system is riddled with systemic problems that too often render our official election results unreliable. Each of these election deficiencies must be fixed and eliminated.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this is the second in the series of House floor speeches by me on the recent Presidential elections. Previously, I covered constitutional and Federal statutory law mandating that Congress--not the Supreme Court--decides whether to accept or reject States' electoral college vote submissions. Today's remarks focus on who decides a Presidential election if no candidate receives an electoral college majority vote because of a tie, because multiple candidates split the electoral college vote, or because Congress rejected State electoral college votes. Per the United States Constitution's 12th Amendment, Congress--not the Supreme Court--elects the next President and Vice President of the United States if no candidate wins an electoral college vote majority. Congress' decision is final, determinative, and nonreviewable. The 12th Amendment states that if no candidate has a majority of the electoral college vote, then, from the three highest vote-getters for President, ``the House of Representatives shall choose immediately by ballot the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by States, the representation from each State having one vote . . . and a majority of all of the States shall be necessary to a choice.'' As an aside, the 12th Amendment requires the Senate to elect the Vice President. There is a twist in the House vote for President. A majority of Congressmen does not elect the President. Rather, the House votes by State delegations to elect the next President of the United States. America has 50 States. After the 2020 elections, 26 State delegations have a Republican majority. Twenty States have a Democrat majority. The remaining State delegations are tied 50/50, with Iowa undecided pending an uncalled election. Hence, if Congress rejects electoral college votes from States with election processes that are so badly flawed as to be unreliable and unworthy of acceptance, House Republicans control the election of the next President of the United States. Let me repeat that for emphasis. House Republicans control the election of the next President of the United States. For emphasis, the 12th Amendment has, on occasion, resulted in Congress electing the next President of the United States. For example, in 1824, Andrew Jackson led the electoral college with 99 votes, to 85 votes for John Quincy Adams, to 41 votes for William Crawford, to 37 votes for House Speaker Henry Clay. The House elected second place finisher John Quincy Adams President of the United States over first place finisher Andrew Jackson, prompting Andrew Jackson to famously declare, ``The Judas of the West has closed the contract and will receive the 30 pieces of silver . . . Was there ever witnessed such a bare faced corruption in any country before?'' Another example is the 1876 election, wherein Democrat Samuel Tilden won the popular vote and amassed 184 electoral college votes, one shy of Ohio Republican Rutherford B. Hayes' 185 electoral college votes. Louisiana's, Florida's, and South Carolina's electoral college votes were disputed because it strained credibility to believe these States voted Republican while still suffering from the destructive effects of a Republican-led invasion during the Civil War. Congress appointed a 15-member commission to study the matter, which split on party lines: eight Republicans for Hayes, seven Democrats for Tilden. Congress then elected Hayes President of the United States in a deal that gave Louisiana's, Florida's, and South Carolina's disputed electoral college votes to Hayes in exchange for removing occupying Union troops from the South and ending reconstruction. In sum, the history and law are clear: Congress, not the Supreme Court, determines who wins or loses Presidential elections.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, this is the first in a series of House floor speeches by me on the recent Presidential election. Some believe the Supreme Court decides who wins Presidential elections. That is wrong. While the Supreme Court has a significant judicial role in the Presidential election process, the United States Constitution and Federal law make Congress, not the Supreme Court, the judge of who wins Presidential elections. Congress must first accept or reject State submissions of electoral college votes. Thereafter, if no candidate wins an electoral college vote majority, Congress, not the Supreme Court, votes on and elects the next President and Vice President of the United States. The Constitution's 12th Amendment requires States to submit their electoral college votes to Congress, thereby triggering United States Code title 3, section 15, which requires that: First, Congress shall meet January 6 following the election at 1 p.m. to receive States' electoral college vote submissions. Second, the Senate President presides over all proceedings. Third, each State's electoral college submissions shall be opened, presented, and acted upon in alphabetical order, beginning with the letter A. Fourth, the Senate President shall receive and publicly announce each State's electoral college vote. Fifth, the Senate President shall call for objections, if any. Objections must be in writing and clearly and concisely state, without argument, the objection grounds. Further, each objection must be signed by at least one Senator and one Congressman or be disallowed. Sixth, the Senate and House shall then separate, and each body shall then decide whether to accept or reject electoral college votes that have been properly objected to. Finally, if the House and Senate both vote to reject a State's electoral college vote submission, those electoral college votes shall not be counted in the election of the President and Vice President. United States Code title 3, section 17, adds that the Senate and House votes to accept or reject electoral college votes must occur immediately after no more than 2 hours of floor debate. This process has been used in the past to challenge States' electoral college votes. For example, in 2005, Democrat Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer jointly objected to acceptance of Ohio's electoral college votes for Republican President George Bush after Ohio election officials certified that George Bush won Ohio by almost 120,000 votes. Similarly, in 2017, numerous Democrat Congressmen objected to all the electoral college votes for Republican Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump from the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These objections failed for lack of a Senate cosponsor. In sum, the United States Constitution and Federal law mandate that, on January 6, 2021, Congress must decide whether to accept or reject States' submissions of electoral college votes for President. If a Congressman and Senator jointly object, then the full House and full Senate must each vote on whether to accept or reject a State's electoral college vote submission. That vote by Congress is final, determinative, and nonreviewable. If a State's electoral college votes are rejected, then those electoral college votes are excluded from candidate totals. My second speech in this series covers what happens if, because of rejected electoral college votes, neither candidate has the majority of electoral college votes needed to be elected President of the United States.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I support the Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow Act, called the PROSWIFT Act. I thank Congressman Perlmutter for his leadership on this important issue and for working with me in the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to advance the Senate bill, which is identical to the House version we have worked so long and hard on. The PROSWIFT Act advances America's understanding of potentially severe weather events and damaging consequences. Space weather is a collection of physical processes beginning at the Sun with solar winds and ultimately affecting human activities on Earth and in space. Humanity needs a better understanding of these solar winds and their interaction with Earth's atmosphere. The PROSWIFT Act is a step towards that better understanding. In Alabama's Marshall Space Flight Center, scientists and engineers are at the forefront of space weather research. Under the PROSWIFT Act, their enhanced research will advance our understanding of and ability to forecast space weather. The PROSWIFT Act recognizes that space weather not only impacts us on Earth, it can and will impact us in deep space exploration. For example, before we launch NASA's Artemis man-to-Moon-missions that pave the way to Mars missions, it is best that we should better understand how space weather phenomena impacts life in space, satellites, and other space instrumentation. Madam Speaker, it is critical that we properly forecast space weather and prepare for and protect astronauts from the dangers of solar radiation. Madam Speaker, I, again, thank my colleague, Mr. Perlmutter, for his leadership on space weather and his partnership on the PROSWIFT Act. I encourage my colleagues to vote for Senate Bill 881 and send it to President Trump to sign.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. William Harvey Boshart on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Mr. Boshart was born in Marshall County, Alabama on September 24, 1920. As a child during the Great Depression, Harvey is thankful he was able to finish his 1933 academic year. The local school system lacked funding to keep schools open but Harvey's teacher, Dr. Collins, finished the school year without pay. Later, in 1934, Harvey worked to support his family at only 14 years old. In 1941, Harvey married Nina Hodges, which he considers to be ``the best thing that ever happened to him.'' As newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Boshart lived on a family member's farm in Woodville. Alabama. Then in 1944, Harvey received notice he was drafted to serve in World War II. Thankfully, Harvey was able to spend Christmas with his family, but in January of 1945, Mr. Boshart was officially sworn into the U.S. Navy and began training in California. Harvey was first assigned to the USS Menard (APA-201), a Haskell- class attack transport, on which he sailed to Pearl Harbor to train for the invasion of Okinawa, Japan. After months of training and active evasion of Japanese submarine screens, on March 16, Seaman First Class Boshart and the crew reached the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines to begin the campaign to retake Okinawa. Later in his career, Harvey was assigned to the second USS San Jacinto (CVLS-30), on which President George H.W. Bush served. Once the war and his service were over, Harvey came home to Nina, and in 1947, they bought a farm in Rainsville, Alabama. From 1951 to 1980, Harvey served in a different capacity on Redstone Arsenal. Today, Harvey still lives in the same home he and Nina purchased in 1955, where he takes great pride in cooking and tending to his garden. Madam Speaker, the Tennessee valley is fortunate to have such an exemplary citizen for 100 years. Harvey Boshart's bright spirit and servants' heart are a blessing to us all. I wish Harvey and his entire family the very best as they celebrate Harvey's centennial birthday

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Arlin Patterson on the occasion of his 95th birthday. Arlin Patterson, or Pat, as he is lovingly called, was born on November 28, 1925 in Memphis, Tennessee. At eighteen, he graduated from Messick High School and enrolled at Memphis State College. Shortly after, World War II interrupted his education and on January 7, 1944, Pat was drafted into the U.S. Navy. Pat began his training as a signalman in Samson, New York. He went on to serve as the personal signalman to two Commodores on the USS Flint and served on the maiden voyage of the USS Amsterdam. While serving on the USS Amsterdam, he participated in the shelling of Tokyo, Honshu, Muroran, and Hokkaido. Finally, on September 2, 1945, the USS Amsterdam arrived in Tokyo Bay and was moored next to the USS Missouri, where the surrender of Japan took place just the day before. After the war, Pat returned to Memphis State College and, in 1950, graduated with honors in Business Administration. While there, Pat also served as the President to the Phi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and was nominated to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities--the highest honor that can be bestowed on a Memphis State College student. After college, Pat worked as a salesman and actively served in The Exchange Club, Memphis Sales Managers Club, and the Children's Health Center. He went on to receive the Distinguished Service Award in 1951 and 1953. Later in his life, Pat opened his own business, Business Products, Incorporated, and in 2011, the Memphis City Council proclaimed April 16th the Mr. Pat Patterson Day in honor of his exemplary service during World War II. Pat and his wife, Joyce, have always been active in their local church, where Pat served as an usher, Sunday School teacher, and financial leader of the church. In 2018, Pat and Joyce, moved to Huntsville, Alabama and became involved with Honored Legacies for Veterans. As a result, the Madison, Alabama Rotary Club presented Pat with the Veteran of the Week honor in the newspaper. Madam Speaker, Pat Patterson's work ethic, mental and physical stamina, and passion for service embody the ``greatest generation.'' I wish Pat and his entire family the very best as they celebrate Pat's 95th birthday.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama

Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Nell Long on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Nell Hill was born in Alabama's Oak Grove community on July 12, 1920. Her family settled in Alabama long before that. Nell grew up during the Great Depression, so she possesses a toughness and tenacity that only true hardship can produce. Nell worked hard to help her family as a girl. She harvested cotton with her father and preserved food with her mother. Nell went on to finish high school, most notably, in the light of an oil lamp--electricity did not come to Oak Grove until 1935. At nineteen, Nell married James Long and started a family. They had three beautiful children. As an active mother, Nell volunteered as a substitute teacher, a 4-H Club leader, in the PTA, and on local campaigns. She worked in her children's school lunchroom. She did all this in addition to helping James on their farm. Nell and James were committed to conservation in Madison County and the fruits of their labor can still be seen in our community today. In 1986, Nell was named Madison County Woman of the Year for dedicated service in the community and church. After James' passing, Nell has remained active in the community. She is a member of the local Homemaker's Club, Hunt Springs Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and of Owens Cross Roads Church of Christ. She has inspired scores with her dedication to improving the lives of others. Madam Speaker, the Tennessee Valley is fortunate to have such an exemplary citizen for 100 years. Nell Long's unwavering hard work, strong family values, and unshakable faith embody the best of our community. I wish Nell and her entire family the very best as they celebrate Nell's centennial birthday.